It turned out they had experienced a service outage. It caused the download failure as well as their inability to respond to my inquiries. I would assume it also prevented them from placing some sort of message on their site about this outage. Any hostility on my part would have been unwarranted. It was a situation beyond their control. It was still a bit frustrating thinking it was something on my end when it was their server error. But after they were back up, I received an email with an apology about their server error, and I was back up and running.
Downloading and getting started was easy. I clicked Join Now. I was then taken to a screen that gave me the option to select the VPN operating system I was using. I clicked on Windows, and it took me to this secondary screen. I am using Windows This is the screen I was hung up on; it would eventually time out.
The first thing I noticed is how plain the platform looked. There are no bells and whistles like there are with other programs. Initially, I could not figure out how to turn the VPN on. Usually, there is a button at the top that is clear. None of the lower boxes revealed anything. It turned out that I needed to hover over the individual server to connect to it. See below. You can see here that Australia is highlighted. Once connected, my current location was shown at the bottom, and my current VPN connection was shown at the top, as well as any recent VPN server connections.
There was no auto location server connect available. They do have a kill switch, although it is not titled as such. Overall, the connection was okay. I remained connected and was never cut off. But it was slow. Even my local servers lagged a bit loading pages, especially social media. Well, I assumed they were local. The U. Some just carry directions: north, south, east, west. Yet, I never really knew which one I was connecting to.
One of the reasons for some of the lag could have been distance: I may have been connecting to a Louisiana server, even though I live in Texas.
They are one of the Five Eyes countries. This means that they would be obligated to submit information on their subscribers should the government request it. They do, however, have a no-logs policy.
This means that your IP address, connection or disconnection time stamps, bandwidth usage, or your DNS requests are never logged. They would have no information to turn over even if the government requested it.
VPNSecure has a simplistic setup that makes features easy to find under settings from the first page. I could also select my favorite servers, access the kill switch, and clear recent servers from the settings. Initially, my download speed decreased by 95 percent until I tried other servers.
Unfortunately, it took time to find a faster server since only countries and general areas were listed i. The fastest speeds I could find reduced my download speed by about 79 percent and increased my upload speed by around 4. VPNSecure includes several features with specific servers. Some servers are recommended for streaming purposes, blocking ads, and most countries have at least one transmission control protocol TCP to help with secure file sharing.
While I did use the recommended streaming server, I was unable to access Amazon Prime. There are few bells and whistles or extra features included in this app; however, users do at least have the option of choosing between a few different AES protocols on iOS.
In the eventuality that you are concerned about instances of hacking, data collection, data snooping and similar events that invade your privacy, then perhaps it is time to consider using a VPN service. VPNSecure is a small piece of software that enables you to protect your right to privacy in numerous areas of your digital life.
First off, you should know that you need to create an account on the developer's website before you can use the service. The process is outspoken and hence, it is unlikely that you can encounter any issues in this sense. You can start browsing the internet securely and anonymously as soon as you log in with your credentials. The program comes with a small, yet stylish interface that you can adjust between a light and a dark theme.
As far as the functionality is concerned, you can select the desired location, access the connect button — or double-click the server — and the application provides you with an encrypted connection using the new IP and location automatically. It is worth mentioning that the program displays all available connections as well as the recently used one. Therefore, next time you need to establish a VPN connection, you can find it easier, an option that is especially useful if you regularly travel to a country or region known for its online content restrictions.
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